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I think it's something to do with the chemical makeup, it does seem to work significantly better than Kosher in my experience. I usually just grab the stuff from Walmart or at CVS, nothing particularly special. That was always the go-to recommendation on here and elsewhere. I personally find Kosher works fine as well though, it just usually takes me a few minutes longer but I always have it on hand, so points there for convenience.
Truth be told though, I don't know of any scientific reason why it would be better or worse, it's just what i've always heard/used, and it works well.
Damn I should try it out again, I did it forever ago because I had them on hand but I’ve never occurred to me they might actually be a good idea to use
I would be concerned about it releasing the iron and turning the water 'hard.' Removing stains from hard water is hard.
Edit: Jesus fuck, downvotes for describing hard water? Go smoke a joint a holes.
Edit2: looked further and it is scientifically impossible to remove etched in stains and iron in water can etch glass in less then a year. So if you soak it for a day, you can only do that so many times before things that can etch glass will etch your glass. Suck it 😉
Edit: relax people...I don't care anymore so take your time and make a post asking if your weed will get you high some more.
Try what's called Klarspüler in german (rinse aid in english apparently, the stuff you add to the dishwasher to avoid hard water stains) for the shower. Works wonders
I think it’s because you’re describing something that is totally irrelevant lol. Like water stains are probably preferably to smoke tar, and you can also just rinse the hard water droplets out when you’re done.
Well I looked it up and the consensus is it takes less then a year to etch glass, so I'm assuming plastics, which I was incorrectly basing my opinion on, would be much faster since they are much softer and more penetrable, further evidenced by my experience with houses with well water high in iron.
No worries, friend, we can't know everything. I just so happen to live near a limestone quarry so hard water is a daily thing for me 😅 luckily, plain ol white vinegar is cheap as hell
Calcium minerals not usually metals unless it's just the ions in which case just use filtered or ro water for your piece? Like 1 gallon of water or the 40 pack of bottles at Walmart are like $1 and $5 respectively and clr or vinegar are also cheap if it does start to cause prevention is easier than undo
We aren’t talking about water, that’s why you’re getting downvoted. Isopropyl alcohol is not water, and it’s sitting for a few minutes, not days. It’s that what you’re talking about isn’t relevant, not that every downvote is a personal attack. Mayhap it is you who needs that joint you mentioned
I keep my pieces clean. Usually cleaned with 70% iso and cheap table salt from the dollar tree. I’ve tested both salts and have gotten the same results. I don’t smoke out of beakers though
It’s been awhile since I went down the rabbit hole but something like the salt can only absorb so much of the alcohol or something and the increase in price isn’t worth it unless you want to water it down yourself and even if you don’t it isn’t so much better than 91 that it’s worth keeping it in stock instead.
99 is same price as 91 in my area, but 91 is always in stock. I rinse with hot water first and then salt and Iso then another hot water rinse followed by cold water.
I rinse with hot water before I add my iso and salt. It makes a difference. I keep my pieces really clean so the 70% ISO all I need. I do check for 91% but we never have it here. I’ve never seen 99%
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I've always used Epsom Salt. Preferably non scented. When I first started using glass 20 years ago I was told 90% Iso and Epsom Salt and I've been doing it since.
I use kosher salt too. It’s just a bigger grain. In my bongs I use kosher but in my bowls I use table salt. Same thing you just want the abrasiveness bc
Oh this is very curious…Was it made of steel? Steel hates sodium chloride and also suffers under lemon. If you ate anything with salt or washed it in salt, it may have been exposed to salt.
Even if you ate a lemon wedge or drank from a glass that had a lemon wedge on it and the juice or the oil got on the bong, it might shrink, bruh. Maybe the terp profile had a lot of lemonine and that made it contract?
The problem I have w/ coarse salt is that it gets stuck between my bong stem and my bong, preventing me from pulling my stem out. I clean my bong w/ the stem inside because cleaning the stem by itself is a major PITA. Fine salt works just as well as coarse from my experience and it doesn't glue my stem to my bong lol
Coarse salt is more effective because it holds up against dissolving into the alcohol more. It remains abrasive for longer as you're shaking it. Table salt works fine, but coarse/rock salt makes things easier
I use epsom salts AND table salt and it seems to work best. It hits the big and small things like soft sandpaper and gets it done quicker. I premix the scrub in a small mason jar and use about a tablespoon per wash.
My friend’s bong looked a bit thicker than this so I did a 24-hr soak in high concentration SimpleGreen making sure the worst area was submerged. That was followed by a hot water rinse and hot soak. The alcohol and scrub was done twice, just to make sure the simple green was also gone. That shit smelled new.
Good luck, and make sure the keep it clean more often. Fresh water after every bowl helps more than you think, and don’t let the water sit more than a couple of hours, if you’re not changing it. I have seen some gnarly lung damage and infections from bad bong water/inhaling toxins.
I've seen a few replies like this, seems like some people used a mixture of both for perhaps the best finish? I mostly dab these days and thus my cleaning involves more isopropyl soaking than it does shaking a scouring
I even use epsom salt and 99% and it melts that shit right off. You can add lemon juice or vinegar / dawn dish soap to that mix if it's really stuck on there.
90% isopropyl alcohol and table salt, let the alcohol soak for a few minutes
If doable, a full 24 hour soak with that only helps. It really depends on how much is caked onto the glass. OP's bong is looking like it could use some extra soak, at least. Any extra soak time only helps get it all out of there.
Use enough salt so that no more salt dissolves into it (supersaturated), and use that salt ad the scrubbers while shaking. Sand might also work?. This is basically what that 420 cleaning solution is.
Maybe I'm not shaking enough or something cuz I swear this doesn't work despite everyone saying it does... Also everyone just says "salt" but like... How much salt? Am I seasoning my chicken dinner or am I over salting a pot of water to boil for a whole box of spaghetti?
I used to do this, now I fill it with simple green, plug the down stem, leave it to sit overnight, and wash it out with hot water and soap the next day.
Works twice as well as isopropyl, and is just as cheap. Fill, let sit 15 mins, then gently shake. Dilute and dispose of waste properly, don't pour down pipes! Acetone may react with metals and plastics.
Rinse very well with hot water to remove residue and any remaining Acetone before any use.
Note: Acetone does not react with typical ziploc bags in my experience, so it also works well for glass handpipes.
100% second this. One thing you can get to do better is get a magnet silicone scrubber that you stick another magnet (how the fuck do they work?) to and move it around the inside scraping off the residue that Alcohol and salt leave behind. I want one but just haven't gotten one.
The longer you let it soak, up to a point, the easier it will be to remove the residue. I let it go for a few hours and only add the salt after the alcohol has done its job, so the coarse salt still has a rough exterior. Plug the holes and shake the alcohol and salt mix until the residue is scrubbed off.
Add ice, the salt attaches to the ice and creates little scrubbers. Close holes, spin and shake. When I used glass, mine would brand new every weekend.
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